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Quantum states prepared by realistic entanglement swapping
Entanglement swapping between photon pairs is a fundamental building block in
schemes using quantum relays or quantum repeaters to overcome the range limits
of long-distance quantum key distribution. We develop a closed-form solution
for the actual quantum states prepared by realistic entanglement swapping,
which takes into account experimental deficiencies due to inefficient
detectors, detector dark counts, and multiphoton-pair contributions of
parametric down-conversion sources. We investigate how the entanglement present
in the final state of the remaining modes is affected by the real-world
imperfections. To test the predictions of our theory, comparison with
previously published experimental entanglement swapping is provided.Comment: 44 pages, 7 figures, Published with minor changes in Phys. Rev.
Quantum memory for non-stationary light fields based on controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening
We propose a new method for efficient storage and recall of non-stationary
light fields, e.g. single photon time-bin qubits, in optically dense atomic
ensembles. Our approach to quantum memory is based on controlled, reversible,
inhomogeneous broadening. We briefly discuss experimental realizations of our
proposal.Comment: 4 page
Рудная минерализация Агардагского ультрамафитового массива (Республика Тыва)
Исследованы особенности рудной минерализации Агардагского ультрамафитового массива, расположенного в юго-восточной части Республики Тыва. Показаны типоморфизм и химический состав минералов. Полученные данные позволили установить степень частичного плавления исходного субстрата и температуру его метаморфического преобразования при перемещении и консолидации в земной коре. Удалось проследить эволюционную направленность изменения химического состава хромшпинелидов и ассоциирующих с ними сульфидов, которая определяется условиями их деплетирования в верхней мантии и последующими метаморфогенными преобразованиями
Security of Quantum Key Distribution with entangled quNits
We consider a generalisation of Ekert's entanglement-based quantum
cryptographic protocol where qubits are replaced by quits (i.e.,
N-dimensional systems). In order to study its robustness against optimal
incoherent attacks, we derive the information gained by a potential
eavesdropper during a cloning-based individual attack. In doing so, we
generalize Cerf's formalism for cloning machines and establish the form of the
most general cloning machine that respects all the symmetries of the problem.
We obtain an upper bound on the error rate that guarantees the confidentiality
of quNit generalisations of the Ekert's protocol for qubits.Comment: 15 pages, equation 15 and conclusions corrected the 14th of April
2003, new results adde
An arbitrated quantum signature scheme
The general principle for a quantum signature scheme is proposed and
investigated based on ideas from classical signature schemes and quantum
cryptography. The suggested algorithm is implemented by a symmetrical quantum
key cryptosystem and Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) triplet states and
relies on the availability of an arbitrator. We can guarantee the unconditional
security of the algorithm, mostly due to the correlation of the GHZ triplet
states and the use of quantum one-time pads.Comment: 10 pages, no figures. Phys. Rev. A 65, (In press
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